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Blog Archive
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Cohort Sighting: Lancia Aurelia B24 Spyder – So Beautiful, It Hurts
Posted on April 14, 2014 | 29 CommentsIf, for some reason, you’re unfamiliar with why Lancia’s post-Fiat cars are generally met with indifference or disdain, this Aurelia convertible will provide you with some perspective. This Pininfarina-designed convertible […] -
CC Outtake: Mustang Alley
Posted on April 14, 2014 | 22 CommentsMy ’65 Mustang multiplied after I left it in the spectator parking lot at the 2013 Pure Stock Musclecar Drag Race. There’s just no leaving that thing alone. I actually […] -
CC Outtake: That’s Why They Call It A Temporary Spare
Posted on April 13, 2014 | 47 CommentsRelated reading: Stanza Wagon CC -
Through The Windshield Outtake (And a Curbside One Too): Pontiac 1000 – Minus The “T”
Posted on April 13, 2014 | 38 CommentsSeeing this Pontiac 1000 in traffic the other day was almost as heartening as the warm spring weather we’re having. Did it come out of a twenty-year hibernation? Nah…just another […] -
CC Outtake: Buggin’ Out
Posted on April 13, 2014 | 59 CommentsSometimes an annoying situation can turn into a golden opportunity, as evidenced by my latest photo session. -
Classic CC Outtake: The Im-Poster Jeep Mail Truck – The Mystery Is Still Not Solved (Update: It Is Now)
Posted on April 12, 2014 | 34 Comments(Update: Thanks to CC reader Leon, it’s been identified, as a Model 88 Custom Diesel Dispatcher made by Total Automotive, presumably on a Jeep Dispatcher chassis) (When this first ran […] -
Cohort Sighting: 1977-1980 Subaru 600 (Rex 550) – It Doesn’t Look Like It Has A Rear Engine
Posted on April 12, 2014 | 11 CommentsThis is another first for CC: a curbside Subaru 600, also known as the Rex 550 in Japan. Cohort Rivera Notario spotted it in Santiago, Chile, and reading up on […] -
CC Capsule: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Ignoring The Past?
Posted on April 12, 2014 | 75 CommentsIt’s somewhat appropriate that I start the Memphis portion of my curbside career with a find that’s a block away. And no, Elvis did not own this, as far as I […] -
CC Capsule: 1977 Ford Bronco – End of the Line, But Still Tough as Nails
Posted on April 12, 2014 | 15 CommentsHave you ever experienced this? You catch the tiniest detail of a vehicle out of the corner of your eye, and instantly you know just what kind of car or […] -
Benchside Classic: When Tools Were Built To Last
Posted on April 11, 2014 | 80 CommentsLike so many things in this world, tools just aren’t made the way they once were. Where once there were forged parts, now there are castings. What used to be […] -
CC Outtakes: Wintertime Blues
Posted on April 11, 2014 | 33 Comments(Submitted by Dan Cluley) After one of the worst winters in recent years, we are finally starting to see signs of Spring, and in the middle of Michigan, these include […] -
Vintage Ad: 1977 Ford LTDs – “Trim and Sporty”
Posted on April 11, 2014 | 49 CommentsThe tenants who occupied my house prior my moving in warned me that our next door neighbor was a reclusive woman who hated loud music. That turned out not to […] -
CC Outtake: Time Marches On
Posted on April 11, 2014 | 38 CommentsResearch called. Wanting to start finish a history of the 3/4 ton pickup, I needed some pictures of a few new ones. The goal is to finish before my retirement. -
CC Outtake: The Wienermobile
Posted on April 10, 2014 | 35 CommentsAn Outtake by Paul on Tuesday began with a statement about the first day of spring from “One Man’s Meat” by E.B. White. At almost the exact moment when that story […] -
CC Capsule: Plymouth Volare – Glamor Shots
Posted on April 10, 2014 | 25 CommentsThe Plymouth Volare and Dodge Aspen get little or no love here (except here – ED), receiving Chrysler Deadly Sin #1 status from the brain trust and much of the commentariat. Nevertheless, in keeping with the […]
![Cohort Sighting: Lancia Aurelia B24 Spyder – So Beautiful, It Hurts If, for some reason, you’re unfamiliar with why Lancia’s post-Fiat cars are generally met with indifference or disdain, this Aurelia convertible will provide you with some perspective. This Pininfarina-designed convertible […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screenshot-2014-04-13-17.54.39.png)
![CC Outtake: Mustang Alley My ’65 Mustang multiplied after I left it in the spectator parking lot at the 2013 Pure Stock Musclecar Drag Race. There’s just no leaving that thing alone. I actually […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Mustang-Alley.jpg)

![Through The Windshield Outtake (And a Curbside One Too): Pontiac 1000 – Minus The “T” Seeing this Pontiac 1000 in traffic the other day was almost as heartening as the warm spring weather we’re having. Did it come out of a twenty-year hibernation? Nah…just another […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CC-224-003-975.jpg)

![Classic CC Outtake: The Im-Poster Jeep Mail Truck – The Mystery Is Still Not Solved (Update: It Is Now) (Update: Thanks to CC reader Leon, it’s been identified, as a Model 88 Custom Diesel Dispatcher made by Total Automotive, presumably on a Jeep Dispatcher chassis) (When this first ran […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-130-126-800.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: 1977-1980 Subaru 600 (Rex 550) – It Doesn’t Look Like It Has A Rear Engine This is another first for CC: a curbside Subaru 600, also known as the Rex 550 in Japan. Cohort Rivera Notario spotted it in Santiago, Chile, and reading up on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Subaru-600-side.png)
![CC Capsule: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Ignoring The Past? It’s somewhat appropriate that I start the Memphis portion of my curbside career with a find that’s a block away. And no, Elvis did not own this, as far as I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/100_3247.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1977 Ford Bronco – End of the Line, But Still Tough as Nails Have you ever experienced this? You catch the tiniest detail of a vehicle out of the corner of your eye, and instantly you know just what kind of car or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/77FordBronco4jg.jpg)
![Benchside Classic: When Tools Were Built To Last Like so many things in this world, tools just aren’t made the way they once were. Where once there were forged parts, now there are castings. What used to be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-10_17-46-01_473.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: Wintertime Blues (Submitted by Dan Cluley) After one of the worst winters in recent years, we are finally starting to see signs of Spring, and in the middle of Michigan, these include […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/A-1974-Dart.jpg)
![Vintage Ad: 1977 Ford LTDs – “Trim and Sporty” The tenants who occupied my house prior my moving in warned me that our next door neighbor was a reclusive woman who hated loud music. That turned out not to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screenshot-2014-04-07-16.27.11.png)

![CC Outtake: The Wienermobile An Outtake by Paul on Tuesday began with a statement about the first day of spring from “One Man’s Meat” by E.B. White. At almost the exact moment when that story […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1-600.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Plymouth Volare – Glamor Shots The Plymouth Volare and Dodge Aspen get little or no love here (except here – ED), receiving Chrysler Deadly Sin #1 status from the brain trust and much of the commentariat. Nevertheless, in keeping with the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/600-1.jpg)


